Parent And Student

National Driving School

“Known for having the best Instructors in Dublin”

Parent And Student

The Role Parents play in Student Driver Development.

As we all know by now the role of a
sponsor/Parent has now become even more
important as the new Clancy amendment law kicks in and we have seen driving
test applications quadruple in the last few months leading to panic Test
applications and young drivers presenting for their driving test under pressure
and not prepared fully.

We talked about the lack of understanding of
Pupils and Parents alike and we will say it again

12 EDT LESSONS DOES NOT MEAN YOU WILL PASS THE
TEST.The sooner everybody understands and educates on this issue then the easier it will be to Pass the driving
test.

Let’s talk
about the definition of the “12 EDT
LESSONS ” and what it’s designed to do.

As per the RSA guidelines the EDT syllabus is
“ a course for learner BEGINNER
drivers with valid learner permits for category B vehicles. EDT will help you
learn some of the most vital driving skills as well as improve your knowledge
of the rules of the road” It also states that “ There are 12, 1 hour lessons in
the course.Each lesson has a set expected outcome and describe what should be
achieved at the end of every lesson” Essentially it’s a BEGINNER COURSE.

Now let’s
talk about the definition of “A DRIVING
TEST ”

“The driving test is designed to find out if
you know the rules of the road and have the knowledge and skill level to
drive competently in accordance with
them rules”.It also suggests that you “ practice as much as possible on all
types of roads and in all types of traffic situations including driving at
night.
BUILD UP YOUR DRIVING EXPERIENCE AND CONFIDENCE BEFORE APPLYING FOR THE TEST
“

The test itself will be about 40 minutes long
and you will be assessed in the following areas,

The test is an advanced test to establish the
level of the driver to see if they are fit to be alone in the car.

Question for Parents and Students!

Having read the definition of EDT lessons and
the definition of driving test, do you think that it’s possible to pass the
driving test in 12 hours, or 20 hours?

NO NO
NO NEVER..That’s the answer.Fail to prepare,prepare to fail.

What’s the
answer then?

For starters parents or sponsors need to
realise they need to accompany as a sponsor for at least 20 more hours than the
12 EDT lessons we provide.If you can’t commit to that then leave that to us the
professionals. Also don’t be complaining when they fail the test because they
are not up to the standard they should be due to LACK OF ROADCRAFT.The RAC suggest 20 hours and an additional 45
hours on average to pass the test.

Our students are competent enough with an
average of 35 hours of driving under their belt.Read the facts folks there is
an average amount of driving hours needed to pass the test and it certainly is
not 12.

We recommend you train 3 hours in between
lessons with your sponsor.If you don’t have a sponsor then we act as your
sponsor.

We will work on building up your car control
skill level until it is at test standard.

Then and only then will you be able yo pass
the test.The proof is all over our social media pages take a look for yourself.

Get practising folks and get the driving hours
under your belt.

Is a pilot allowed fly a plane without having
the correct flying hours put in?
NO NO NO NEVER.